Brother to the UFC lightweight champion, Sergio Pettis didn’t immediately rise to the top in his own division. However, at 21 years old, he has the potential to be a contender at 135 pounds.
On Saturday, Pettis will meet Matt Hobar on the UFC 181 preliminary card. The matchup will give Pettis a good chance to record consecutive victories for the first time in his young UFC career.
He is one of many young stars to emerge from RFA, a promotion that has positioned itself as a proving ground for fighters who are looking to earn their way onto the UFC roster. It’s a unique approach, but RFA appears to be doing exactly what it set out to do.
Here are the 10 best UFC fighters to have competed under the RFA banner.